Leicester City’s Premier League clash with Wolves has been rescheduled following a request from the club.
Originally set for 3pm on Saturday, December 21, the match will now take place at 2pm on Sunday, December 22, after the Premier League granted the change.
City sought the adjustment to avoid a scheduling conflict with Leicester Tigers, who host Bristol in the Gallagher Premiership at 3:05pm on the same day.
With the Tigers’ match selected for live broadcast on TNT Sports, it could not be moved.
The two clubs share matchday staff, making it logistically challenging to host both games simultaneously, while the influx of 55,000 fans across the King Power Stadium and Mattioli Woods Welford Road would have caused significant congestion.
The Wolves fixture will be Leicester’s final match before Christmas, marking the end of their festive preparations ahead of a difficult run of fixtures.
City travel to Liverpool for a Boxing Day clash at Anfield, where kick-off is scheduled for 8pm, before hosting Manchester City just three days later.
The quick turnaround presents a challenge for Leicester, as their home meeting with the defending champions will kick off at 12:30pm on Sunday, December 29.
Despite having the shortest gap between fixtures of any Premier League club this festive period, Leicester will have 64-and-a-half hours to recover—just above the 60-hour rest period now mandated by the league following past complaints about player fatigue.
The schedule poses a testing end to the year for City, with back-to-back fixtures against two of the league’s top sides. However, the club will hope that the extra recovery time between Wolves and Liverpool will help them prepare for a challenging Christmas period.